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Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt

Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1939
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt — Nobel Prize
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Chemistry 1939
Born : 1903-03-24 — Bremerhaven-Lehe, Germany
Died : 1995-01-18
“for his work on sex hormones”
Chemistry · 1939
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt, born on March 24, 1903, in Bremerhaven-Lehe, Germany, was a renowned chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his work on sex hormones. Butenandt played a key role in the study of steroids and contributed to the understanding of hormonal mechanisms. He passed away on January 18, 1995.

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Who is Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt?
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt, born on March 24, 1903, in Bremerhaven-Lehe, Germany, was a renowned chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his work on sex hormones. Butenandt played a key role in the study of steroids and contributed to the understanding of hormonal mechanisms. He passed away on January 18, 1995.
In what year did Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt win the Nobel Prize?
1939 — Chemistry
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